Hanoi University of Science and Technology announced the method of converting equivalent benchmark scores

Hanoi University of Science and Technology said it has applied the percentile method to find equivalent standard scores between 3 methods: Talent selection, Selection based on Thinking Assessment test scores and Selection based on high school graduation exam scores.

In addition, Hanoi University of Science and Technology conducts statistics and analyzes admission data of the past 3 years, different admission combinations, analyzes the distribution of talent admission scores by area, the distribution of TSA exam scores, the distribution of high school graduation exam scores with the original combination of A00 (Math - Physics - Chemistry) to serve as a basis for determining the correlation percentile range.

On that basis, the expert team has built a correlation table between admission methods.

Percentile table of correlation between admission methods of Hanoi University of Science and Technology:

For other high school graduation exam score combinations other than the original combination A00, Hanoi University of Science and Technology will also calculate based on the corresponding difference in scores announced by the Ministry of Education and Training along with the high school graduation exam scores.

From the Correlation Percentile Table with specific percentile range values, the conversion function between different admission methods will be interpolated. Accordingly, from the standard score in the percentile range of this admission method, it will be interpolated to the standard score in the corresponding percentile range of another admission method according to the following formula:

Example of how to calculate equivalent benchmark conversion for 2024 data

Building the Correlation Table of Standard Scores Between Admission Methods in 2024: Based on the 2024 admission data and students' academic results, the Correlation Table of Standard Scores Between Admission Methods of Hanoi University of Science and Technology is specifically determined as follows:

Illustration of how to calculate equivalent standard point conversion

For example, in 2024, the benchmark score (admission score) for the Microelectronics Engineering and Nanotechnology program of Hanoi University of Science and Technology based on the thinking assessment method is 71.68 points (x = 71.68).

Thus, this benchmark score will be in the 3rd percentile (about 3), with a thinking assessment score value from [68.55 - 74.77]. Then the equivalent benchmark score for the high school graduation exam score will be in the corresponding percentile (about 3) with a high school graduation exam score value from [27.14 - 28.04). From there, the corresponding conversion coefficients will be determined as:

a = 68.55; b = 74.77; c = 27.14; d = 28.04

Applying the interpolation formula to calculate the equivalent standard score for the high school graduation exam score y from the thinking assessment standard score x = 71.68 will be calculated as follows:

Similarly, the equivalent benchmark score for the 1.3 talent selection score for the MS2 program will be in the corresponding percentile range (around 3) with talent selection score values from [73.87 - 87.20). Then the corresponding conversion coefficients will be:

a = 68.55; b = 74.77; c = 73.87; d = 87.20

Applying the interpolation formula to calculate the equivalent benchmark score for the 1.3 z talent selection score from the DGTD benchmark score x = 71.68 will be calculated as follows: